Cliffside hotel boasts underwater rooms
The InterContinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland will extend 19 stories into the bottom of an 87-meter pit near the foot of Shanghai's Tianma Mountain.
China and Canada to form pact
Canada and China will take a tougher approach to transnational crimes, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said Thursday.
Tencent puts payment app on WeChat
Tencent Holdings is introducing a payment service to the company's popular instant messaging service WeChat.
Pilot flight for Internet on Air China
Passengers on Chinese airlines will be able to access the Internet in the near future, industry insiders said.
Right regal fuss as world wagers on royal baby
Bookmakers say they expect that wagers on the arrival of Prince William and Catherine's first child will outstrip those for the couple's wedding.
Rumbia subsides but still brings gales and heavy rain
Rumbia, the sixth tropical storm to hit China this year, is moving northwest after landing in South China on Tuesday morning.
Website for filing complaints crashes temporarily
The website of China's top agency for handling official complaints crashed temporarily on Monday.
Skull find may rewrite history of Australia
A centuries-old skull of a white man found in Australia is raising questions about whether Captain Cook really was the first European to land on the east coast.
Mastiff attacks spark renewed debate on urban dog control
The death of a 6-year-old girl from a dog bite on the neck has set off another national debate about dogs.
EU leaders pledge to tackle region's unemployment crisis
With millions of graduates flooding severely depleted job markets this summer, European Union leaders have pledged to take immediate action.
Crowds cheer top court decision for gay marriage rights
The US Supreme Court first struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal benefits to married gay and lesbian couples.
Foreign suspects accused of theft
Police have detained more than a dozen foreigners on suspicion of stealing clothing from well-known stores in Shanghai.
Purifier makers see thirst for cleaner water in China
Domestic and foreign water purifier suppliers are expanding in China, where households are feeling the pain of clean water shortages.
Asia mobile subscribers hit 1.5b in 2012
The number of individual mobile subscribers in the Asia Pacific region was 1.5 billion by the end of 2012.
US company boss trapped in office as union negotiates
Trade union authorities are mediating a dispute in which a US company executive is being held captive by his workers at a Beijing plant.